by Kevin Burton The Bible records instances when God placed a person’s life on a significantly different trajectory, and drove home the point by changing their name./ We looked into some of those yesterday. For example, God changed that noted trickster Jacob’s name, which meant “supplanter,” to “Israel,” meaning “having power with God.” …
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Warm Hearts Providing Help In A Cold World
by Kevin Burton Surely you’ve noticed the double cold of the world. Here’s a warm ray of hope from the Good News Network. I say double cold because Jesus’ prophecy from Matt. 24:13 (KJV) has come to pass: “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, …
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No Tears In Heaven, No End To Tears On Earth
by Kevin Burton The former things. The former things. May they soon become former. There is a song, “The Tabernacle of God,” released in 1979 by Cynthia Clawson. It has always been a favorite of mine, but these days it leaps up and grabs me. My mother is in hospice care now. …
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Thou Shalt Not Steal Said Llamas In The Night
by Good News Network A would-be thief was caught by police after a herd of llamas cornered the suspect in a field until officers could arrive. And not a Florida man in sight. The crook was fleeing the scene after stealing from a woman in Derbyshire, England, and he decided to squeeze …
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God’s Gift, Your Choice, Both Are For Keeps
by Kevin Burton In six plus years of writing Page 7, I don’t believe I have ever quoted perhaps the most quoted Bible verse, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 …
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The “Voice Of The Blind” Opens In Romania
by Oana Ghita and Rodica State Agerpress Romania’s First museum dedicated to the history, culture and contributions of blind people opened Thursday in Bucharest. The ‘Regina Elisabeta’ Technological High School in Bucharest, in partnership with the Light into Europe Foundation, inaugurated the ‘Regina Elisabeta’ Museum of the Blind Community and Education. According to …
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Laundry Built On A Bus Helps Homeless
by Kevin Burton Today’s glad tidings from the Good News Network, I kid you not, involve going to a laundromat. Or should I say a laundromat going to you. My wife and I just had a major repair done to our washer. We had a little wait for a repair person to …
Obedience To God Is Key In The Christian Life
by Kevin Burton Teach us this day oh Lord, that “obey” is not Pig Latin, but a central and essential message of the Bible. I’m not sure which preacher it was that said the Ten Commandments are nor ten suggestions and of course everybody knows that without being told. But this is a …
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Students Take Action To Save Bus Drivers
by Andy Corbley Good News Network When an Ohio school bus driver began to suffer a medical event, a brother and sister took action that may have saved her life. Footage taken from a surveillance camera inside the bus shows 8-year-old Catrina sitting in the seat nearest the driver, who began to have …
Walk The Walk, Be A Doer Of God’s Work
by Kevin Burton I hope you make a point of attending a church that preaches the true gospel message, and I hope that message sinks in. A good preacher will engage the audience and could be said to be entertaining. But God’s word is not given out for entertainment purposes. A good …
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